Your Letters
Now this Miss Morissette, is ironic.
Clare, Luton
You're all right. In England, there is also a regional variant of the crumpet called the pikelet. It is usually made from the same batter as a crumpet, but the way in which it differs from a crumpet varies from place to place. In some parts of England (for example in the Midlands, around Wolverhampton) a pikelet is simply a crumpet without holes. In other parts (for example, Lancashire) it has holes, but is wider, thinner and more irregular than a crumpet because it is made without being restrained by a mould, and so spreads in the pan (or griddle) while cooking. I'll get my apron.
Jo, Aylesbury (wish it was somewhere warmer)
Hurray! !
Sue, London
So, just how small do mammoths have to get before the name "mammoth" is a misnomer.
Malcolm Rees, Aldershot
I sense a sequel to a well-known film on the way.
Fi, Gloucestershire, UK
I sincerely hope there's no nominative determinism here!
David Richerby, Liverpool, UK
I predict the next big technology legal battle will be between O2 and the Chuckle Brothers.
Paul I, St G, Cornwall